How Willie Hernandez's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Willie Hernandez totaled 952 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1981, posting 14, well below the relief pitcher average of 40.5 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 115, well above the relief pitcher average of 62.6 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 53 in 1987 to 50 in 1988 and 36 in 1989, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 14 to 115 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Willie Hernandez Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Willie Hernandez
| Willie Hernandez
Hits | Willie Hernandez
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 952 | 8.2 |
| Season Avg. | 73.23 | 8.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 207.29 | 8.2 |
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Willie Hernandez Hits Per Season
Willie Hernandez's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Hernandez Hits by Team
Willie Hernandez's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Hernandez Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Hernandez's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie Hernandez Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Hernandez's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Hernandez Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Hernandez's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
